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HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanMy Lords, in welcoming the report, I press my noble friend on a very interesting suggestion on page 79, where the Government propose a “tie-in period” to “encourage dentists to…04 Jul 2023HANSARDFighting Fraud (Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee Report)My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. We are all absolutely delighted that she has made a recovery from her recent hospitalisation and is once again able…30 Jun 2023HANSARDChildcare Reform PackageMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I very much welcome this Statement, which I see as rebalancing investment in education away from further and higher education and into early…29 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportMy Lords, unlike others, I find much to welcome in the Statement, not least the increase in the maximum payments of 50% to those on universal credit for childcare, which will help…22 Jun 2023HANSARDLocal Government: Reinvigorating Local DemocracyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who has brought a new and valuable perspective to our debate. I agree with him about citizens’ assemblies, the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Building InsuranceMy Lords, would not the problems referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, be largely eliminated if more leaseholders bought the freehold, thereby avoiding the potential of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDHousing: Modular ConstructionMy Lords, has my noble friend read the government publication Modern Methods of Construction , published in September last year? It says: “The government is committed to using its…08 Jun 2023HANSARDHousebuildingTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect that they will reach their target of building 300,000 new homes a year.07 Jun 2023HANSARDHousebuildingHas my noble friend seen today’s Times , which reports that new housebuilding is at its lowest level for 14 years, outside the Covid years? Has a much-needed recovery not been…07 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThere is a convention that, if you speak in a debate, you have to stay until the wind-ups. Sadly, I have a commitment that means that that would not be possible. I endorse…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have enormous sympathy for the case made by my noble friend Lord Holmes and very much hope that the Government respond as positively as they can. The background to my…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will add a very brief footnote to the speech we have just heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor. Amendment 477 asks for a devolution Bill. In a sense that takes…22 May 2023HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillWith the leave of the House and on behalf of my noble friend Lady Bertin, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a third time.19 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the proposition in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Lansley that Clause 127 should not stand part of the Bill. My noble friend and I are…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister for the very patient way he dealt with the argument I put forward. I will take him up on two points. First, he said that the…18 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdMy Lords, has my noble friend read the article in last Sunday’s Sunday Times , which outlined the problems facing leaseholders who want to extend their lease? Because of the…17 May 2023HANSARDBus FundingMy Lords, I think that so far, the House may have been less than generous to my noble friend in the welcome they have given to her announcement. At a time of enormous pressure on…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023My Lords, I apologise for missing the beginning of my noble friend the Minister’s journey as she introduced her remarks. I very much welcome the regulations before us, which build…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023I am looking at Regulation 13, which is entitled “Requirements regarding audio information”. There is a lot about the volume, but it does not say that the information must come…16 May 2023HANSARDGrand CommitteeIf there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.11 May 2023